Mirza

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Mīrzā (Persian: ميرزا‎ ​) may refer to: The remaining Mughal royal family members, after the exile of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. "Mirza: prince" name was taken by these royal famly members.

• The title Mirza, from Persian amirzadeh, literally son of an Emir or Amir (Arabic: امير), i.e. Prince of the blood, is used by Turkic and Mongols and other Muslim cultures under Persian influence, as in Mughal India.
• A Muslim name meaning prince in Persian if it comes after the name, "secretary" if it comes before the name.
• A person (not necessarily Muslim) who has a mother who is sayyid (but not a father who is sayyid). Such persons have the title of Mirza. This title comes before the person's name.

Famous people with this name include:

• • Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, who claimed to be the Mahdi.
  • Mirza Ghalib, a famous Urdu and Persian poet from India who adorned the Mughal court.
  • Mirza Hasan Askari, prominent Pakistani writer & journalist.
  • Mirza Aslam Baig, General, Pakistan Army's former Chief-of-Staff; Political commentator
  • Mirza Irshad Baig, Former member of Parliament-INDIA, Secretary All India Congress Committee.
  • Abbas Mirza, a crown prince of Persia
  • Mirza Nali, son of emperor Akbar Shah II
  • Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma, a significant politician in Qajar Iran
  • Mirza Delibašić, was a Bosnian basketball player.
  • Diya Mirza, actress and a Miss India
  • Iraj Mirza, Persian poet
  • Iskander Mirza, first President of Pakistan
  • Mohammad Hassan Mirza, Mohammad Hassan Mirza II, crown princes of the Qajar dynasty of Persia
  • Ali Mirza Qajar, present head of the Qajar dynasty
  • Hamid Mirza, former head and heir presumptive of the Qajar dynasty
  • Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
  • Shazia Mirza, standup comedian
  • Tahir Mirza, Pakistani journalist
  • Saeed Mirza, Indian film director
  • Aamir Mirza, Self made Indian millionaire
  • Adil Mirza, Prince of Kashmir; Also Very Sexy